Upto 100 people are missing after a landslide at a jade mine in Myanmar.
Rescue teams are desperately searching for people in a nearby lake, with most victims believed to be illegal miners. One person is confirmed dead.
The landslide occurred in the Hpakant area of northern Kachin state at 04:00 on Wednesday (21:30 GMT Tuesday).
The landslide is believed to have been caused by an overflow of rubble discarded from lorries to the open-pit mines.
The rubble creates large slopes that can be dangerous in an area denuded of trees, forcing those looking for fragments of the semi-precious stone to labour in hazardous conditions.
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